Owner manual

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The SynScan™ AZ System
TheAZGOTOMODEprovidesextensivecomputerizedGO-TOfunctiontoassistyouinndingandenjoyingthetreasuresofthenight
sky,suchasplanets,nebulae,starclusters,galaxiesandmuchmore.Thehandcontrolallowsyoutopointyourtelescopetoaspecicobject
oreventourtheskiesatthetouchofabutton.Theuser-friendlymenusystemallowsautomaticslewingtoover42,900objects.Evena
beginningamateurastronomercanmasteritsvarietyoffeaturesinafewobservingsessions.
The SynScan AZ Hand Control
The SynScan AZ hand control has three ports on its bottom edge as pictured in Fig. 35. The hand control cable has a RJ-45 with 8
connecting pins on one end and a RJ-12 connector with 6 pins on the opposite end. Plug the RJ-45 end into the port on the base of the
handcontrolandplugtheoppositeendintothedrivebaseportmarked“HandControl.”Thecenterportonthebottomofthehandcontrol
isusedforRS-232communicationsbetweentheSynScanAZandacomputerorotherdevice(see“LinkingwithaComputer”formore
details).TheDCpowerportallowsindependentuseoftheSynScanAZhandcontrolforuserswhowishtobrowsethedatabaseorupdate
thermwarewithoutconnectingtothetelescope.
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Fig. 35
TheDCpowerportisforhandcontrolstand-aloneapplicationonly.Fortelescopeapplication,usethe12VDCportonthemount.
WARNING
WARNING
ToconnecttheSynScanAZtoaPC,useonlytheRS-232cableprovidedwiththemount.
Using the AllView™ Mount for Astronomy